Adjusting Headlamp Pattern - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Correct light pattern for left or right-
hand traffic
Headlamp pattern for left-hand traffic.
Headlamp pattern for right-hand traffic.
So as not to dazzle oncoming drivers, the
headlamp beam pattern can be altered by
masking the headlamps. The quality of the
beam pattern may not be as good.
Headlamp masking
Copy the templates, see page 180. Transfer
the pattern to a self-adhesive, waterproof
material such as opaque tape for example.
The mask is positioned using the dot (5) in the
headlamp lens as a reference point, which
should align with the red dot on the respec-
tive template. The long red line on the illustra-
tions corresponds to the line in the headlamp
lens to which the template should be
matched.
After copying the templates, check the meas-
urements so that the reference measure-
ments cover enough of the beam pattern.
The templates are for both LHD and RHD
variants and are positioned as illustrated.
The upper illustration is for LHD cars. The
lower illustration is for RHD cars.
Halogen headlamps
Copy templates 1 and 2. Check the measure-
ments to ensure they are correct. Transfer the
template to a self-adhesive, waterproof mate-
rial and cut it out.
Position each template so that the arrows
point towards the centre and the dot on the
template matches the dot on the headlamp
lens.
Reference measurements template
1 and 2
The long sides of the templates should be
approx. 82 mm.
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Adjusting headlamp pattern

Xenon headlamps
Copy templates 3 and 4. Check the measure-
ments to ensure they are correct. Transfer the
template to a self-adhesive, waterproof mate-
rial and cut it out.
Position each template so that the arrows
point towards the centre and the dot on the
template matches the dot on the headlamp
lens. The template marking > < should be
aligned with the line on the headlamp lens.
Reference measurements template 3
The line between the > < markings on the
templates should be approx. 140 mm.
Reference measurements template 4
The line between the > < markings on the
templates should be approx. 112 mm.
Adjusting headlamp pattern for Active Xenon
headlamps (ABL), see page 62.
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